¹³ God does not restrain his anger;^(A)
    even the cohorts of Rahab^(B) cowered at his feet.

¹⁴ “How then can I dispute with him?
    How can I find words to argue with him?^(C)
15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;^(D)
    I could only plead^(E) with my Judge^(F) for mercy.^(G)
16 Even if I summoned him and he responded,
    I do not believe he would give me a hearing.^(H)
17 He would crush me^(I) with a storm^(J)
    and multiply^(K) my wounds for no reason.^(L)
18 He would not let me catch my breath
    but would overwhelm me with misery.^(M)
19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!^(N)
    And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him^[a]?^(O)
20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;
    if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.^(P)

²¹ “Although I am blameless,^(Q)
    I have no concern for myself;^(R)
    I despise my own life.^(S)
22 It is all the same; that is why I say,
    ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’^(T)
23 When a scourge^(U) brings sudden death,
    he mocks the despair of the innocent.^(V)
24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,^(W)
    he blindfolds its judges.^(X)
    If it is not he, then who is it?^(Y)